1. Wisconsin First to Ratify
Women’s Council
Wisconsin
Celebrating the 19th Amendment centennial

2. The ​​​​Wisconsin  19th Amendment Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee
Wisconsin’s First Lady, Chair
All Women …
Former Lieutenant Governor’s
Wisconsin Members of Congress
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices
State Senate & Assembly Members
Other State Elected Officials
Organizations:
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Women’s Council
UW Women’s Studies Librarian
League of Women Voters
Wisconsin Women in Government
Photo: Wisconsin Historical Society

3. Our Charge Educate and engage the public.
Create an Educational Toolkit.
Plan an event celebrating Wisconsin becoming the first state to ratify.
Coordinate and promote related activities across the state.
Acknowledge that the 19th Amendment did not protect the rights of all women to vote.​ 
Photo: Wisconsin Historical Society

4. June 10, June 10, 1919

5. 2019 Wisconsin State Capitol Ornament
WomenVoteWI.wi.gov

6. Resolutions WI Senate Joint Resolution 37 US Senate Resolution 212
Whereas, Wisconsin women fought for the right to vote for more than a century before it was granted and persevered in the face of resistance; and Whereas, the national constitutional amendment for women's suffrage passed overwhelmingly in the Wisconsin Assembly 54 to 2 and in the Wisconsin Senate 10 to 1; and Whereas, to be the first state, Wisconsin raced with Illinois and Michigan, appointing former State Senator David James as special messenger to transfer the certification to Washington, D.C., with James hand-delivering the certification moments before the Illinois messenger arrived; and Whereas, Wisconsin became the first state to file the certification, other states soon followed …
US Senate Resolution 212
Diversity Declaration
A century ago, after decades of struggle by brave women and men, our nation finally extended to women the most fundamental right in our democracy – the right to vote. We still have more work to do, and more glass ceilings to break, but it is important to celebrate this monumental anniversary and all the progress that women have made in the last 100 years. This resolutionrecognizes and honors the struggle to secure the vote for American women and thereby taking a major step forward as a nation.​  Senator Tammy Baldwin
WHEREAS, while the 19th Amendment allowed many women to vote, minority women faced additional forms of discrimination so the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was an important but imperfect piece of legislation, needing to be strengthened by additional legislation in 1970, 1975, and Even now there are people still fighting for their voices in the polls …

7. Onward to 2020

8. Christine Lidbury Executive Director Wisconsin Women’s Council Facebook &
Photo: Lady Forward, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel